Pinto beans recipe

This will work for black beans too. We prefer pinto beans. My awesome husband usually makes 2 to 3 pounds of beans at a time. The beans freeze extremely well. We keep beans on hand in the chest freezer because it’s an easy way to get a dinner started. Or, put some in a food processor and – wallah – bean dip.

* Sort and rinse the beans
* Add them to a pot with 3x their volume in liquid (I always use 32-48oz of vegetable or chicken broth) and bring to a boil for 5 minutes
* Remove from heat, cover, and let sit for 1 hour
* Add onions, celery, bacon and return to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 1.5 to 2.5 hours
* Add the spices sometime after the 1 hour mark, not before

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Author: Histamine Queen

I have histamine intolerance, lots of food allergies and sensitivities – including gluten. And I have multiple sclerosis fibromyalgia, asthma, drug allergies, and migraines. Basically, I have a collection of invisible chronic health problems. I don’t just survive these things, but sometimes I do hate them because I see doctors so often that keeping healthy and staying full time employed is currently impossible.